whip
/ˈwɪp/ nom C1En français : fouet, whip
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. · I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture. · Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- A whipper-in.
- A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes. · I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
- Whipped cream. · Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?
- A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation. · Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.
Pluriel whips
Verbes à particule et expressions
- whip down To rain heavily.
- whip in To prevent hunting hounds from straying from the pack by ...
- whip off To remove something (especially an item of clothing) with...
- whip out To pull something out with a sudden jerk.
- whip through To do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.
- whip up To produce (something) quickly, especially food.
Dans la bibliothèque
Crack goes the whip, and off we go;
When the cobra runs for her life, she goes like a whip-lash flicked across a horse’s neck.
Marilla made no reply, but she hit the unlucky sorrel such a vicious clip with the whip that the fat mare, unused to such treatment, whizzed indignantly down the lane at an alarming pace.
She did not believe she could whip a child.
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